WASPS
No.Name
15Rob Miller, FB
14Christian Wade, W
13Alapati Leiua, C
12Kurtley Beale, C
T
11Josh Bassett, W
T
10Jimmy Gopperth, FH
3
2
9Dan Robson, SH
1Matt Mullan, P
2Tommy Taylor, H
3Marty Moore, P
4Joe Launchbury, L
T
5Kearnan Myall, L
6Ashley Johnson, FL
7Thomas Young, FL
8Nathan Hughes, N8
T
Replacements
16Alex Rieder, R
17Tom Bristow, R
18Jake Cooper-Woolley, R
19James Gaskell, R
20Guy Thompson, R
21Joe Simpson, R
22Brendan Macken, R
23Frank Halai, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
1:00 PM, December 11, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'32-17 End of second half
80'Connacht go close but Marmion knocks on. Wasps kick it out and that'll do. Bonus point win for the home side.
80'Connacht searching for a consolation try. Time is up.
78'Connacht awarded a penalty and throw some caution to the wind.
76'Connacht give away another penalty and Gopperth pins the visitors back inside their 22 with a touch finder.
75'Big line-out drive from Wasps gets them a penalty.
74'Connacht trying to get something out of this game but passes aren't going to hand. Fox-Matamua passes into touch.
73'Gopperth sprays the conversion, but that's a fourth try bonus point for Wasps.
73'Player substituted - Denis Buckley , Connacht
73'Substitute on - JP Cooney , Connacht
73'Substitute on - Tom Bristow , Wasps
73'Player substituted - Matt Mullan , Wasps
73'Substitute on - Alex Rieder , Wasps
73'Player substituted - Ashley Johnson , Wasps
73'Substitute on - Frank Halai , Wasps
73'Player substituted - Kurtley Beale , Wasps
73'32-17 Try - Josh Bassett , Wasps
72'No obstruction, pass isn't forward. T-R-Y.
72'TMO having a look at obstruction and the last pass..
72'TRY! Or is it? Referee wants to have a look but Wasps winger Josh Bassett looks to have scored in the corner.
70'The referee blows for a penalty while Christian Wade scores a try out wide. Wasps players throw their hands in the air but it matters little. Wasps have a line-out 5 metres out.
69'Connacht lose the ball as they attack from the scrum. Wasps countering now.
68'Wasps give away a free kick at the scrum. Connacht have the ball back, and need points quickly.
67'Player substituted - Thomas Young , Wasps
67'Substitute on - Guy Thompson , Wasps
67'Player substituted - Kearnan Myall , Wasps
67'Substitute on - James Gaskell , Wasps
67'Player substituted - Tom McCartney , Connacht
67'Substitute on - Dave Heffernan , Connacht
66'Connacht still a mess at the line-out, its not straight.
65'Wasps penalised for obstruction at the line-out.
64'Smart play from Wasps, box kick from Robson. Adeolokun isolated and he's penalised for holding on. Wasps opt to kick for the corner and fire the knock out blow.
64'27-17 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
63'Gopperth nails the conversion, the lead is 10.
63'25-17 Try - Joe Launchbury , Wasps
62'TRY! It's the skipper Launchbury bounding over! Great attack from Wasps, Gopperth with the skip pass that finds the big England second row who runs 20 metres to score.
61'Substitute on - Joe Simpson , Wasps
61'Player substituted - Dan Robson , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Sean O'Brien , Connacht
61'Player substituted - Quinn Roux , Connacht
60'Carty misses the penalty, drifts to the right.
59'Great attack from Connacht started from a turnover from Fox-Matamua. Wasps give a penalty away at the ruck, and this time John Muldoon opts for the posts.
57'Another penalty awarded to Wasps with Launchbury a pest at the breakdown. Great effort from the England second row.
56'Big scrum from Connacht put Wasps under all sorts of pressure, and the home side give a penalty away. Carty kicks for touch.
55'Connacht on the attack, but Beale rushes up in defence and forces the error. Big play there.
54'Substitute on - Jake Cooper-Woolley , Wasps
54'Player substituted - Marty Moore , Wasps
53'Joe Launchbury with a big steal at the ruck for Wasps.
51'Big scrum meanwhile from Connacht who earn a penalty. They turn down a shot at goal and go for a line-out, big call given how shaky the set piece has been.
51'Connacht have lost another back, so their replacement scrum half will have to fill in at fullback!
51'Substitute on - Caolin Blade , Connacht
51'Player substituted - Cian Kelleher , Connacht
50'Matt Healy makes a great break from a set piece for Connacht but can't find any support and loses the ball. Wasps doing well to hang on here.
49'Connacht looking dangerous, some great exchanges between backs and forwards.
49'Substitute on - Brendan Macken , Wasps
49'Player substituted - Alapati Leiua , Wasps
48'This game has opened up all of a sudden. Connacht go close to scoring again, Parata kicks ahead but Beale does well to clean up for Wasps. Robson clears.
47'20-17 Conversion - Jack Carty , Connacht
47'Substitute on - Matt Healy , Connacht
47'Player substituted - Tiernan O'Halloran , Connacht
46'20-15 Try - Rory Parata , Connacht
45'Gopperth had numbers to burn out wide, tries to pass over Parata but the inside centre rakes it in and he sprints away to score.
45'TRY! Intercept by the replacement Rory Parata.
45'Player substituted - Jake Heenan , Connacht
45'Substitute on - Eoin McKeon , Connacht
45'Substitute on - Finlay Bealham , Connacht
45'Player substituted - Conor Carey , Connacht
45'20-10 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
44'18-10 Try - Nathan Hughes , Wasps
43'TRY! Huge effort from the forwards and its Nathan Hughes who finishes it off. Johnson makes the initial break off the line-out. Patient build up before Hughes spins out of a tackle and barges his way over.
41'Poor clearance from Wasps and Connacht have a line-out. But they've lost another one off their throw in!
41'Back underway at Ricoh Arena!
41'13-10 End of first half
40'13-10 Start of second half
39'Bundee Aki flattens Alapati Leiua who drops it cold.
37'Connacht give a penalty away at the ruck, Gopperth doesn't find touch but O'Halloran drops it. Wasps get lucky, and will have a scrum on the attacking 22.
37'Substitute on - Rory Parata , Connacht
37'Player substituted - Stacey Ili , Connacht
36'13-10 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
34'Connacht give away a penalty inside their 22. Gopperth will line up a shot at goal to give the home side the lead back.
33'Great defensive work from Wasps. Get the turnover as Connacht piled on the pressure. Then earn a penalty from Connacht's counter attack. Gopperth with a big touch finder.
30'Wasps have a scrum, but they give away a free kick for an early hit. Connacht opt for the scrum, good chance here in prime real estate for the visitors.
29'Adeolokun drops the ball and it'll be a Wasps scrum. Beale returns, but his opposite Bundee Aki is down with injury. Not good for Connacht.
28'Last passage of play before Beale returns. Connacht making some inroads, march into Wasps 22.
26'Marmion with another fantastic break around the ruck. Finds prop Carey of all people in support. Connacht send it wide next phase but force a pass and there's a knock on.
26'10-10 Conversion - Jack Carty , Connacht
25'Carty sneaks the conversion home, and we're level.
25'10-8 Try - Kieran Marmion , Connacht
24'TRY! Against the run of play. John Muldoon peels off the back of the scrum, offloads to the little scrum half Marmion who sprints to score.
23'Wasps poor from the re-start, knock the ball on. Gives Connacht a good platform with a scrum on the attacking 22.
23'10-3 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
22'Gopperth nails the penalty. Connacht not making the most of the numerical advantage with Beale in the bin.
22'Hughes with a strong run off the back of the scrum. Connacht pinged for offside from the next phase.
20'Connacht's line-out is an absolute shambles. McCartney's throw goes to nobody, and it hits the ref! Scrum ruled, Wasps put in.
19'Wasps get the ball back off the re-start but Connacht earn a penalty at the ruck. Referee having a chat to Wasps captain Launchbury, not happy with their discipline.
19'7-3 Penalty goal - Jack Carty , Connacht
18'Connacht take a shot at goal, and Carty on song this time.
18'Yellow card - Kurtley Beale , Wasps
17'TMO says contact first with the shoulder and then the neck, therefore it's a yellow card. Beale off to the naughty chair on debut! Welcome to European rugby Kurtley.
17'Connacht looking a bit lateral in attack, Wasps defence looks solid. But the visitors have a penalty for a high tackle from Kurtley Beale. TMO having a closer look.
15'Carty shanks it to the left.
14'Connacht attack well off Wasps clearance kick. Wasps give away another penalty and this time Jack Carty will have a shot at goal.
13'Connacht lose the line-out..
12'O'Halloran with a nice chip kick, Beale collects for Wasps and passes but it pinballs back to him and the referee blows for offside. Connacht turn down a shot at goal and kick for touch.
11'Bit more kick tennis to keep the Ricoh Arena crowd entertained. Connacht find touch, and there's a stoppage with Ili down injured.
10'Connact string the phases together but fail to make any serious inroads into Wasps defence. Opt to kick, Robson replies with a good touch finder.
8'7-0 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
7'Gopperth makes no mistake with the extras.
7'5-0 Try - Kurtley Beale , Wasps
6'TRY! And it's the star signing Beale who makes an immediate impact. Spins out of the tackle, reaches it out and slams the ball down.
5'Wasps earn a penalty and the touch finder from Gopperth takes his team inside Connacht's 22.
4'Nathan Hughes with a big run in open play, fends off Tiernan O'Halloran but can't find support and the attack is quelled.
3'Good defensive work by Wasps as Bassett intercepts a pass from Stacey Ili.
2'Massive scrum by Connacht and they get one against Wasps put in. Big statement early on. Wasps give away another penalty, Carty kicks for touch.
2'First penalty given away by Wasps at the ruck. Good ball movement by Connacht, Jack Carty finds touch.
1'Jimmy Gopperth gets us underway!
1'Good afternoon and welcome to the live updates of this juicy match up in the European Champions Cup between Wasps and Connacht from the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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